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On December 18, 1922, Oklahoma bank robber Harvey Bailey led a daring daylight robbery of the Denver Mint that netted him and his band of outlaws more than $200,000. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Useful and focused book, Nov 2 2007

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Mazen A. Salhi (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This book is written by a police officer. This little fact shows very well throughout the book. It is full of tips and notes on how to steer conversations to get the information out.

One negative aspect of the book is that the techniques assume you are in a position of power (like an interrogator would be) vis-a-vis the other party. This is not always true for the rest of us who are not in law-enforcement. For example you cannot employ everything in the book in a typical business environment because you simply do not have the authority to do some of the stuff the writer recommends.

Having said that, the book does have quite a bit of information on how to detect deception or hidden information. It is a useful read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars good read, July 24 2007

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I learned a lot about how to work with people. This book is well written.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very practical book, Mar 28 2004

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I am a military Police Officer with the Navy, and I use techniques from this book everytime I do an interview, or interrogation. It was written very well, and was quite funny at times. This book would be a great addition to the beginning investigator, or to the patrol officer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars rare find: entertaining and a wealth of information
This is a great book. I loved it. I've read it twice since I picked it up 6 months ago and liked it even better the second time. Read more

Published on Mar 16 2004 by Billy Sandifer

4.0 out of 5 stars I'd recommend this book ...it was good
I've worked for 8 years in the criminal justice system and think that I'm a pretty good "reader" of deceptiveness, but have always relied on my gut feelings without... Read more

Published on Mar 12 2004